I have implemented as much information into my design as possible without making it to cluttered. Though my poster only touches on certain aspects of Spartan history, my hope would be to generate interest in Spartan society and awaken curiosity towards history itself. In choosing the subject for my history poster, I went with something that interests me and something that I enjoy talking about.
I feel it conforms to the Rule of Thirds in that each element is complimentary to each other and it isn't static. Each element moves you through each area of the design and I avoided centering something that would pull your eyes into the design and trap them there. I think that the emphasis is on the helmet that best represents that time in history. With alignment, I felt that each paragraph needed to conform to the shape of the helmet. If the text had been centered or straight it would become static and not as unique. For contrast, I felt that the different size of the text - going from large to small - between the title, thesis and information gave a nice flow from top to bottom- again without becoming static or monotonous. For balance, I implemented the Rule of Thirds in which each element compliments the other - whether in scale or in color. The repetition comes into play with the capital lambda - the symbol of Sparta - that separates the information and breaks up each paragraph.
The biggest element for me was the color red, which again is very representative of the Spartans who wore red cloaks and fabric into battle. Though it seems quite obvious to use it, the color itself is very successful in drawing ones attention to the poster. The other colors are the very subtle bronze and tan which is evocative of the armor that was worn by the Spartan hoplites, and which offsets the strong red that I've used for the majority of the poster.
I'm quite satisfied with how the poster turned out and I was glad to have constructive criticism that I implemented into my poster - which improved the overall product.
I feel it conforms to the Rule of Thirds in that each element is complimentary to each other and it isn't static. Each element moves you through each area of the design and I avoided centering something that would pull your eyes into the design and trap them there. I think that the emphasis is on the helmet that best represents that time in history. With alignment, I felt that each paragraph needed to conform to the shape of the helmet. If the text had been centered or straight it would become static and not as unique. For contrast, I felt that the different size of the text - going from large to small - between the title, thesis and information gave a nice flow from top to bottom- again without becoming static or monotonous. For balance, I implemented the Rule of Thirds in which each element compliments the other - whether in scale or in color. The repetition comes into play with the capital lambda - the symbol of Sparta - that separates the information and breaks up each paragraph.
The biggest element for me was the color red, which again is very representative of the Spartans who wore red cloaks and fabric into battle. Though it seems quite obvious to use it, the color itself is very successful in drawing ones attention to the poster. The other colors are the very subtle bronze and tan which is evocative of the armor that was worn by the Spartan hoplites, and which offsets the strong red that I've used for the majority of the poster.
I'm quite satisfied with how the poster turned out and I was glad to have constructive criticism that I implemented into my poster - which improved the overall product.
